REPORTS TO: Director of Outreach and Community Development
RESPONSIBLITIES:
The Bi Lingual Mental Health Counselor - KidTalk is a Full Time position responsible for providing confidential counseling and support to students and families in the assigned school / club and the community. S/he will support and collaborate with after school/club program staff by helping to identify at risk youths and develop appropriate actions for early assessment and intervention.
- Provide assessments and counseling, in response to the psycho-social needs of young people
- Act on referrals, by self, friends, parents, and program staff
- Maintain a visible and available presence among
- Work collaboratively with in the program youth support services and staff
- Conduct assessments, including drug / alcohol use and r high-risk behaviors
- Make referrals utilizing program services and outside resources
- Maintain confidential client records.
- Enhance awareness of after-hours support services available through Kids in Crisis.
- Ensure monolingual Spanish speaking residents have materials in their native language.
- Work with families and youth to provide psycho-social education and case management linkage to community services.
- Collaboration with community service providers and mental health staff at Greenwich Public Schools.
- Provide on site specialized groups to support social emotional development and teach protective skills.
- Collaboration with and training of school / club staff to promote enhanced positive youth development and the strengthening of staff skills to support mental health well being.
- Assist with school / club social media to increase assess to mental health and emotional well- being information for the club community.
QUALIFICATIONS (minimum)
- Knowledge of issues affecting young children adolescents including substance use.
- Ability to facilitate individual, family, and group sessions.
- Familiarity with abuse and neglect identification and reporting procedures
- Knowledge of community resources available to youth and their families.
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to work individually and as part of a team.
- Excellent communication skills, including writing and public speaking.
- Spanish Fluency (bilingual and bi-literate )
EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE
- Master's degree required from an accredited college or university in Social Work, Counseling, or Psychology.
- Minimum of two (2) years counseling experience, including crisis intervention, with middle and high school age youth. or equivalent combination of experience and training.